mr. mcmurphy, would you like to share your thoughts?

Two days after being declared fit to receive a law degree by the faculty and administration at Texas Tech University, it came time to embark upon a mission to prove to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas that said law degree is worthy consideration for a license to practice law.

May, June, and most of July have come and gone, and the mission begun on May 16, 2005 will end on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week. I hope my efforts bear fruit.

To earn a license to practice law, you must prove to the Texas Supreme Court that you know, inter alia, the following things:

1. That any party in a civil or criminal case is entitled to 45 days notice before a hearing on the issue of venue is held;
2. That the Common Law Rule Against Perpetuities has been modified by the cy pres doctrine, as amended by statute;
3. That the tort judgment creditors may reach not only the joint management community property of both spouses, but also the sole management community property of the nontortfeasor spouse;
4. That Battery, Rape, Kidnapping, and False Imprisonment are general intent crimes;
5. That a valid deed must be signed by the grantor, in writing, describing the land to be conveyed, with a present intent to convey the land;

The bar exam wouldn’t be so bad, but that’s a list of about one-tenth of one percent of what might come up on the bar exam.

After seven years of higher education, it’s extremely difficult to take a test knowing that you don’t know everything that will be on it. You don’t get through seven years of school by taking the attitude that all you need is a “D+” to pass.

I’ve determined that, more than anything else, that last statement pretty much sums up why this has been so stressful.

Wish me luck and pray hard.